11 killed, 48 houses damaged due to landslide in Mizoram

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Aizawl, 13 June, 2017, Virthli (ONP): At least eleven people have been killed in Aizawl’s Zemabawk locality and
Mizoram’s Tlabung sub-division bordering Bangladesh when houses were swept away
by massive landslide triggered by incessant rains that lashed the state since
Monday.
As many as 48 houses have also been damaged by landslide in different parts
of the state, Sate Disaster Management and Rehabilitation department officials
said Tuesday.

Officials said that one person was feared dead and one other missing when two
houses collapsed due to landslide at Zemabawk area on Tuesday. A search
operation is one to recover the missing person, they said.
Another sources also said that a building in Phairuang village in Mizoram's
Lunglei district collapsed when swept by landslide. The incident occurred on
last night when a condolence meeting was going on in the building.
Three people died on the spot. The victims were identified as Biro Botro
(55), Daria (62) and Rai Mahinko ( 50). They were believed to be swept away by
flood along with the deceased who have been mourned in the night. While
volunteers have recovered one body, the bodies of two others and the person who
is being mourned are yet to be recovered, sources said.
In another tragic incident, at least seven people have been reportedly died
due to collapse of houses triggered by landslide. The victims belonged to two
villages- Marpara 'S' and Changpui within Tlabung sub-division in Lunglei
district. While two bodies have been recovered, five others are yet to be
located, sources from Tlabung said.
Incessant rains that hit the landlocked state of Mizoram since Monday also
triggered landslide at several places blocking many highways.
Unofficial sources said that at least 7 houses were collapsed in Aizawl due
to landslide triggered by incessant rains.
According to officials of State Disaster Management and Rehabilitation
department, at least 48 houses have been damaged, 11 in Aizawl, 10 at Dapchhuah
village in Mamit district, 10 in Siaha district and 17 others in other parts of
the state due landslide and flood caused by continuous rainfall. 27 houses have
also been evacuated in different parts of the state, they said.
National Hihgway-54 between Aizawl and Lunglei was blocked at Tuirial
village due to mudslide and several highways have also been blocked due to
landslide, sources said.